Shock after reports an aggressive motorist pushed over elderly woman

The site of Elaine's car boot sale, off the M61 at Chorley. Pic from Google

Published:14:45Updated:14:55Wednesday 01 June 2016

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An elderly woman was reportedly pushed over into a car boot sale stall - smashing it in half - by a violent motorist.

The incident is said to have happened at the popular Elaine’s car boot sale in a field off Millennium Way, next to the M61 motorway in Chorley, over the weekend.

A man with a walking stick, thought to be the woman’s husband, was struck by the driver’s car mirror as he tried to get out of the way of the vehicle, it has also been claimed.

Police say they are aware of an alleged incident at the event at midday on Sunday.

Shocked folk have been talking about it on social media.

One person posted: “At Elaine’s car boot Chorley, this impatient man leaving the car boot early and was driving between the carbooters beeping his horn aggressively telling a old guy to shift. He moved out of the way walking slowly after all he had a walking stick. The old guy wasn’t quite out of the way and the bloke drove past him and hit him with the car mirror. An old lady, I’m led to believe she was his wife started, shouted at him through his car window, he opened his car door and pushed over the elderly lady (who must of been 70ish) into one of the stalls, smashing the stall holder’s table in half.”

The car boot sale has been run by Elaine Hyman for a quarter of a century.

Elaine, 69, who lives in Bury, said: “I only saw it on Facebook on the Monday.

“Nobody said anything to me. I was there on the day - not even my staff saw it.